I remember in the Carpenter version, you got acquainted with the characters and really knew them..
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEBecause I play the trumpet and sing. I’d like to incorporate that into a character.
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Certainly, I look for different characters ’cause I always like to keep people guessing, and I also don’t like to get typecast.
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It was about survival. It was about where the next meal was coming from.
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He’s got to have a bit of an edge, but that would be nice.
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I played a character on Oz and people still approach me in the streets today.
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I just want to keep the diversity and the options open. In terms of what I’m looking for,
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The only way I know how to deliver is to focus; some people can turn it on or off – I’d rather stay in character.
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I thrive on that; I rise to the occasion of the circumstances.
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I think always as an actor. I go in knowing how I’m going to play it. That’s about it.
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I was always led to believe you should take care of yourself.
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I’m of Nigerian descent, from the Yoruba tribe.
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I’d like to do a lead action role.
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You had that in the Carpenter version, and you have that in this prequel.
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The house was run by my mother, and because there were 10 or so kids, there was no time for individual attention.
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As an actor, you really want to resonate with your audience.
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I just want to keep the diversity and the options open.
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My father was a lorry driver, very rarely at home.
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Because I play the trumpet and sing. I’d like to incorporate that into a character.
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It’s a good way of getting you into the zone for the scene.
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The only way you can influence your fate is to put your soul into your performance and hope it registers with the audience.
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In terms of what I’m looking for, I’d like to do a lead action role.
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Nuoye is a brave man of chieftaincy and Agbaje means wealth and prosperity.
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You want to create something fresh, original, very unique.
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You don’t want it to be a replica or an imitation.
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Also, I’d like to play an athlete again, while I’m still physically fit, or a musician, like Nat King Cole
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I knew him as a commercial director and thought one of his commercials was great.
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I like the fact that there was a European, first-time director. I’d known of him because I’m from Europe.
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